I have 2 wonderful Victorian like cushions which I will be able to attach pretty easily. Plan to paint the metal tubular bits a shiny brass, and the black brake cables with copper paint they look like tubing. Will make a leatherette quiver to hold my walking stick and brollie.

and my favourite and ancient hand drill with lovely wooden handle and red painted gear. Plan to fix that hurdy gurdy music box when I find it. How to amplify that is another matter. Thinking a child's toy battery operated microphone painted and punked.

@ Mr. BoltneckI like bagpipes. However, I am sure you will agree that the best kindling for an accordion bonfire is a brace of banjos (and possibly their owner/players).

@ Mr. von PifkaI have the finials that will fit at the end of chair handles. Sadly a wicker chair will not fit the unit I have. Besides I need t take it all down and flat pack for transport in car. I do like the carriage lamp idea.

@ Mr. Angus. Wow indeed. Very sweet. But the unit has wheels which I am (for comfort sake) inclined to keep. I will think about how to give them a more period look.

@ Mr. MarkfThanks for the links. I had seen the Wild Wild West chair and that red velvet dream in top link. The others do give me more to think about.

Thank you all for you input and keep posting your ideas.

This weekend I will attempt to take pics (and post here) of my walking frame and the accoutrements I have purchased to add to it.

Some kind of lights would also be nice and could even be useful in the darker times of the year, an old bike headlamp or similar? I do not think you would net a full set with indicators and brakelights... come to think of it, it could certainly enlighten the mood around it... if you feel comfortable with such little "jokes".And leather pouches to put stuff in are a nice addition to nearly anything that you move with you. Would it be possible to exchange the cloth? pieces with canvas or leather?

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I have a silver coloured one of the above. Planning to spray paint it all black.

Maybe make a wood frame woven strap seat the right width (45cm) add piano hinges and flaps of wood frames to the sides of the seat to disguise the under carriage of transport chair. Upholster all with period fabric, braid, brass upholstery tacks and fringe. Fabric panels front and back attached with velcro to seat and sides.

The side frames should give me some surface to attach some steamy bits.

The problem might be attaching the tube /quiver / brollie and walking stick holder, since I will be covering the upright post.

I think disguising as much of it as possible with polished wood would be a good start. That is what I have done with my mobility scooter (see http://paradigmengineering.yolasite.com/). I haven't worked out any period upholstery yet. The next part of the plan is to have a wooden instrument panel.

Perhaps hanging a candle lantern or oil lamp on the front for travelling after dark, and a bulb horn to warn people to get out of your way? Or, if you prefer a nautical theme, how about a set of running lights suitable for a small vehicle? My father enjoyed the bicycle bell I put on his, but steampunking calls for a bit more.

I've had thing about horns or bells for wheeled frames because I used to get passed by people using them when I was mobility limited, And, as I decided at the time, just because you need a cane doesn't mean you need an ugly cane! Good luck with your project - post pictures!

If it's an NHS one, make sure everything you add is removeable, they get soggy and difficult to light about modifications. And positively sarcastic about the prospect of chariot-wheel blades on a paediatric wheelchair, now matter how cool the little boy in it would find 'em. I make these mistakes so you don't have to, etc.

Anyway, classic car trim - here, for example - will amount to a damned fine start on pimping your, er, walk. Can I also suggest a couple of sponson-mounted vertical-lift pulsejets? They make a lovely stuttering roar, can be powered off an ordinary plumbers gas cylinder, with suitable tuning won't actually lift your walker off the ground, establish to everyone within earshot that you are Not To Be Trifled With and have that wonderful mad scientists' balls-to-'elf-an'-safety* air about 'em. Another thing I wasn't allowed to fit to the young gentleman's wheelchair, no matter how dismountable, this time at Mrs. Bevel's insistence as giving the apple of her eye the power of rocket-assisted takeoff jumps was, in her view, only encouraging hooliganism.

*Containing the lower part of the exhaust plume in a brass mesh Davy screen minimises the risk of carpet burns etc., at least for moderate bursts. Testing would establish the limit of safe operation.